Unit 1 Education Is a Key

　Part Ⅰ Warming up

　Part Ⅱ Educational systems

　Part Ⅲ University life

　Part Ⅳ University campus

Unit 2 Colorful Lands. Colorful People

　Part Ⅰ Warming up

　Part Ⅱ The world's six billionth inhabitant

　Part Ⅲ Features of the earth

　Part Ⅳ Short talks on listening skills

　Focus on the Main Idea

Unit 3 Travelling from Place to Place

　Part Ⅰ Warming up

　Part Ⅱ It's the only way to travel

　Part Ⅲ Villa Rentals

　Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciate

Unit 4 Approaching Culture

　Part Ⅰ Warming up

　Part Ⅱ Places to enjoy

　Part Ⅲ Life here and there

　Part Ⅳ International business

Unit 5 Net Changes Life

　Part Ⅰ Warming up

　Part Ⅱ Network and networking

　Part Ⅲ Future of the Internet

　Part Ⅳ Short talks on listening skills Be Careful with Numbers

Unit 6 For the Glory of Sport

　Part Ⅰ Warming up

　Part Ⅱ The sporting spirit

　Part Ⅲ Sports and entertainment choices

　Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation

Unit 7 Transportation

　Part Ⅰ Warming up

　Part Ⅱ Green Transportation Festival

　Part Ⅲ The UN Road Safety Week

　Part Ⅳ Asia's cities face gridlock

Unit 8 Trends in Economics

　Pant Ⅰ Warming up

　Part Ⅱ Nobel Prize winner for economics

　Part Ⅲ "Bulls" and "bears"

　Part Ⅳ Short talks on listening skills

  Thinking Ahead of the Speaker-Anticipation Helps

Unit 9 For Peace and Development

　Part Ⅰ Warming up

　Part Ⅱ The Panama Canal handover

　Part Ⅲ UN peacekeeping missions

　Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation

Unit 10 Happy New Year

　Part Ⅰ Warming up

　Part Ⅱ Chinese New Year

　Part Ⅲ The time ball

　Part Ⅳ What's your New Year's resolution?

Unit 11 Visions of the Future

　Part Ⅰ Warming up

　Part Ⅱ The Times capsule

　Part Ⅲ Predictions on tomorrow

　Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation

Unit 12 Dictation

Vocabulary

Acknowledgements